Who Won the Movie?
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- Melissa McCarthy is the answer, echoed with "That's what I had, too" and agreement that it has to be her.
- Wiig merits a nod as lead and co-writer, but McCarthy became an icon, her career skyrocketed and she got an Oscar nomination.
- It is a tough beat for Wiig, the most important character and co-writer, but McCarthy clearly won.
- Rose Byrne is the Sammy Watkins of the movie next to the two stars.
- Wiig is the performance you recognize more on later viewings; McCarthy knocks your socks off the first time, like John Belushi in Animal House.
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